2000 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2000 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 117th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Delaware after posting identical 7–1 conference records.^[1][2] The Spiders earned a berth as the #8 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to #1 seed Montana, 20–34.^[1] Richmond was led by sixth-year head coach Jim Reid.^[1]

2000 Richmond Spiders football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 20–34 vs. Montana
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 6
Record	10–3 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Reid (6th season)
Captains	Eric Beatty Harold Hill Mac Janney
Home stadium	UR Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Delaware +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Richmond +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
UMass		5	–	3					7	–	4
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
New Hampshire		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Northeastern		1	–	7					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders' win over Arkansas State in week four was their first against a Division I-A opponent since 1985.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Bucknell*		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 10–7	14,100
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 6–34	50,285
September 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 UMass		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 31–24	10,200
September 30		at Arkansas State*	No. 19	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 30–27	13,116
October 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 7 Delaware	No. 16	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–24	13,100
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	No. 19	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	W 31–10	6,268
October 21		Maine	No. 19	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 17–6	10,075
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Villanova	No. 16	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 28–18	9,229
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	No. 13	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 13–10 OT	3,681
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 James Madison	No. 11	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 21–2	13,750	[4]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 21–18	6,651
November 25	2:00 p.m.	No. 9 Youngstown State*	No. 10	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 10–3	5,484
December 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Montana*	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 20–34	17,345
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Awards and honors

• Second Team All-America – Eric Beatty (Associated Press, The Sports Network); Josh Spraker (Associated Press)
• First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Eric Beatty, Josh Spraker
• Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Michael Millard, Mac Janney
• Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Chad Blackstock, Harold Hill, Ken Farrar, David Lewandoski, Mark Thompson, TyRonne Turner
• Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Jim Reid

References

1. "2000 Richmond Spiders football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
2. "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
3. "The Start Of A Championship Run". University of Richmond. March 6, 2001. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
4. "Spiders whip JMU". The Daily News Leader. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.